Kaiser Permanente is now teaming up with the University of Colorado Denver’s health sciences programs to provide a unique solution to the shortage by training more medical professionals interested in rural health practices.

The American Nurses Association (ANA), which represents the interests of the nation’s 2.9 million registered nurses (RNs), and the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) announced that they strongly urge California state legislators not to pass legislation that would authorize unlicensed school personnel to administer insulin to children with diabetes at school and school related functions.